Plchovice

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Plchovice
Municipality
Road through the village
Road through the village
Flag of Plchovice
Flag
Coat of arms of Plchovice
Coat of arms
Plchovice is located in Czech Republic
Plchovice
Plchovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°2′42″N 16°10′53″E / 50.04500°N 16.18139°E / 50.04500; 16.18139
Country Czech Republic
RegionPardubice
DistrictÚstí nad Orlicí
First mentioned1342
Area
 • Total
2.88 km2 (1.11 sq mi)
Elevation
271 m (889 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
67
 • Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
565 01
Websitewww.plchovice.cz

Plchovice (German: Pilchowitz) is a municipality and village in Ústí nad Orlicí District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 70 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Plchovice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

  • Plchovice (48)
  • Smetana (18)

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Plch, meaning "the village of Plch's people".[3]

Geography

Choceň is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) northwest of Ústí nad Orlicí and 28 km (17 mi) east of Pardubice. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Orlice Table. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Tichá Orlice River.

History

The first written mention of Plchovice is from 1342. It was founded at the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries. Among the most notable owners of the village were Henry the Elder of Münsterberg and Vilém II of Pernštejn.[4]

The village of Smetana was founded at the beginning of the 18th century. It was first mentioned in 1732. It has been a part of Plchovice since 1850, when the independent municipality of Plchovice was established.[4]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869208—    
1880203−2.4%
1890227+11.8%
1900211−7.0%
1910202−4.3%
YearPop.±%
1921191−5.4%
1930191+0.0%
1950121−36.6%
1961105−13.2%
1970108+2.9%
YearPop.±%
1980113+4.6%
199178−31.0%
200185+9.0%
201184−1.2%
202166−21.4%
Source: Censuses[5][6]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

A technical monument is the underground water channel, which runs under the western part of the village. It was built by Count František Kinsky in 1853 to bring water to fields near Plchovice. After the completion of the channel, the fields were rented to Plchovice's farmers. The water in the channel comes from the Tichá Orlice River and nearby Jordán Brook. The channel is 3.1 m (10 ft) wide and 1.3 m (4.3 ft) high and the length counts 145 m (476 ft).[7]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
  3. ^ Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). p. 378.
  4. ^ a b "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Plchovice. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  5. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  6. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  7. ^ "Vodní kanál zavodňovací" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
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